Designer
Design and craftsmanship sit at the heart of everything we do
Dublin’s designers, from fashion and textile designers to architects and engineers, have enjoyed worldwide acclaim and recognition. Many of our most accomplished designers have used the city as their canvas, have produced iconic buildings, award-winning films and designs, and industry-leading and revolutionary software.
Dublin’s modern design history emerged in the first half of the 20th century. It began originally with a focus on textile, glass and ceramic production, where craftsmanship played an important role. By the middle of the 20th century, Dublin’s textiles and fashions began to be embraced outside Ireland. By the mid-1960s, graphics and textiles were the main sectors of Ireland’s design industry. With the reformation of the National College of Art and Design in Dublin and the growth of Regional Technical Colleges in the 1970s, design in Ireland began to expand and diversify, putting Dublin at the centre of the design boom of the 1980s.